Obituaries : George “Albert” Hepker Jr.

George “Albert” Hepker Jr.

Urbana:

     George “Albert” Hepker Jr., 79, died Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids following complications of open heart surgery.

     Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 23, 2016 at Zion Lutheran Church in Shellsburg with Pastor Mark Leckband officiating.  Interment will be held at the Urbana Cemetery.  Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m.,            Friday at Phillips Funeral Home, 212 E. 6th St. in Vinton.  A memorial fund has been established.

     George, known to family and friends as Albert, was born November 28, 1936 near Urbana to George Elias and Genivive (Rouse) Hepker and graduated from Urbana High School in 1956.                                         

     On October 20, 1956 he was united in marriage to Janice Kay Wendel at Zion Lutheran Church in Shellsburg.  She preceded him in death on May 20, 2011.

    Albert was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Shellsburg where he served as an Elder, Sunday School Superintendent and held many other positions. He was employed at Cedar Rapids, Inc. for many years.  For fifty years he was a member of the Urbana Polk Township Volunteer Fire Dept, and for thirty years he was the 4-H Leader of Polk 101 4-H Club. He was honored to be inducted into the 4-H Hall of Fame.

    He is survived by his daughter, Becky (Gary) Raue of Urbana, his son, Todd (JoAnn) Hepker of Vinton; his grandchildren Hank (Vanessa) Raue of Urbana, Eli Raue of Urbana, Eric (Kyle) Weekly of Houston, TX, Ryan Weekly of Center Point, Sarah (Marc) Smith of Urbana, and Michael Hepker of Cedar Rapids; and great grandchildren, Mikayla, Bryston and Olivia Raue, and Landon and Sawyer Smith.

     In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Wendy Getty and his nephew, Matthew Wendel; and his sister, Irene Grimm.

     Condolences may be left at:  www.phillipsfuneralhome.com